TY - JOUR AU - Gazquez, Irene AU - Soto-Varela, Andres AU - Aran, Ismael AU - Santos, Sofia AU - Batuecas, Angel AU - Trinidad, Gabriel AU - Perez-Garrigues, Herminio AU - Gonzalez-Oller, Carlos AU - Acosta, Lourdes AU - Lopez-Escamez, Jose A PY - 2011 DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0026759 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/491 T2 - PloS one AB - BACKGROUND. Autoimmunity appears to be associated with the pathophysiology of Meniere's disease (MD), an inner ear disorder characterized by episodes of vertigo associated with hearing loss and tinnitus. However, the prevalence of autoimmune diseases... LA - en PB - Public Library of Science (PLoS) KW - Interferon-gamma KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha KW - Enfermedad de Meniere KW - Enfermedades Autoinmunes KW - Pérdida Auditiva Sensorineural KW - Vértigo KW - Prevalencia KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Immune System Diseases::Autoimmune Diseases KW - Medical Subject Headings::Named Groups::Persons::Age Groups::Adult::Middle Aged KW - Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Female KW - Medical Subject Headings::Phenomena and Processes::Genetic Phenomena::Phenotype KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases::Ear Diseases::Hearing Disorders::Hearing Loss::Hearing Loss, Sensorineural KW - Medical Subject Headings::Information Science::Information Science::Data Collection::Vital Statistics::Morbidity::Prevalence KW - Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans KW - Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Epidemiologic Factors::Causality::Risk Factors KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Biological Factors::Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins::Interferons::Interferon-gamma KW - Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Biological Factors::Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins::Tumor Necrosis Factors::Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha KW - Medical Subject Headings::Health Care::Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation::Quality of Health Care::Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms::Statistics as Topic::Models, Statistical::Linear Models KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases::Ear Diseases::Labyrinth Diseases::Vestibular Diseases::Vertigo KW - Medical Subject Headings::Check Tags::Male KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Nervous System Diseases::Neurologic Manifestations::Vertigo KW - Medical Subject Headings::Diseases::Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases::Ear Diseases::Labyrinth Diseases::Endolymphatic Hydrops::Meniere Disease TI - High Prevalence of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases in Patients with Meniere's Disease TY - research article ER -